"helicon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: helicons [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Ancient Greek ἕλῐξ (hélĭx) + -on, after bombardon. Etymology templates: {{af|en|grc:ἕλῐξ|-on}} Ancient Greek ἕλῐξ (hélĭx) + -on Head templates: {{en-noun}} helicon (plural helicons)
  1. (music) A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders. Translations (large tuba): бас-туба (bas-tuba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), helicó [masculine] (Catalan), elicone [masculine] (Italian), гелико́н (gelikón) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-helicon-en-noun-KaMVK9Pa Categories (other): Musical instruments Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'large tuba': 97 3
  2. (physics) A low-frequency electromagnetic wave observed in various plasmas.
    Sense id: en-helicon-en-noun-HHCic3g- Categories (other): Physics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -on, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Brass instruments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Brass instruments: 36 64 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: heliconical, heliconist Related terms: helical, helix

Noun [Esperanto]

IPA: /heˈlit͡son/
Rhymes: -it͡son Head templates: {{eo-head}} helicon
  1. accusative singular of helico Tags: accusative, form-of, singular Form of: helico
    Sense id: en-helicon-eo-noun-TbOjdXSl Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Romanian]

IPA: /he.liˈkon/
Etymology: Borrowed from French hélicon. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|fr|hélicon}} Borrowed from French hélicon Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|helicoane}} helicon n (plural helicoane) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|g=n|gpd=helicoanelor|gpi=helicoane|gsd=heliconului|gsi=helicon|n=|npd=helicoanele|npi=helicoane|nsd=heliconul|nsi=helicon|vp=helicoanelor|vs=heliconule}} Forms: helicoane [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], helicon [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], heliconul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], helicoane [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], helicoanele [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], helicon [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, singular], heliconului [definite, error-unrecognized-form, singular], helicoane [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, singular], helicoanelor [definite, error-unrecognized-form, plural], heliconule [singular, vocative], helicoanelor [vocative]
  1. (music) helicon Tags: neuter

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Romanian countable nouns",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian neuter nouns",
        "Romanian nouns",
        "Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from French",
        "ro:Musical instruments"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "helicon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "helicon",
          "helicon#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) helicon"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/he.liˈkon/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "helicon"
}

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{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive-dative'",
  "path": [
    "helicon"
  ],
  "section": "Romanian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "helicon",
  "trace": ""
}

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